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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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