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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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