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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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