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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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