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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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