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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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