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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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