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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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