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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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