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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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