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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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