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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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