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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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