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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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