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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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