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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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