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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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