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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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