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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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