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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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