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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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