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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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