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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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