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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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