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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always 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 issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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