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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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