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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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