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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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