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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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