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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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