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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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