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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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