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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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