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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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