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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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