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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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