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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational ventures. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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