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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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