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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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