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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the 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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