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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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