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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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