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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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