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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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