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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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