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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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