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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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