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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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