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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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