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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates 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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