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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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