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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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