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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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