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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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