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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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