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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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