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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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