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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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