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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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