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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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