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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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