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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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