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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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