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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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