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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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