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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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