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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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