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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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