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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education