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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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