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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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