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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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