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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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