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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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