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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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