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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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