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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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