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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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