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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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