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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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