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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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