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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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