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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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