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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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