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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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