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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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