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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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