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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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