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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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