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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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