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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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