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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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