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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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