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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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