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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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