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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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