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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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