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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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