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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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