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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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