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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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