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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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