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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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