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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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