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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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