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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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