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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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