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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates 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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