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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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