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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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