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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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