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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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