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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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