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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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