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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions 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 problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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