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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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