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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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