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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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