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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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