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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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