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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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