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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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