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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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