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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key 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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