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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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