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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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