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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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