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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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