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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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