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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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