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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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