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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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