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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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