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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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