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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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