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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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