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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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