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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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