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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses 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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