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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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