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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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