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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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