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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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