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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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