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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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