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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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