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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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