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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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