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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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