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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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