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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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