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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the 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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