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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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