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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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