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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured 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 massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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