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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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