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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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