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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner 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 distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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