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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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