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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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