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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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