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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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