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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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