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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education