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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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