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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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