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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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