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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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