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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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