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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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