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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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