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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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