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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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