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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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