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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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