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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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