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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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