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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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