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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major 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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