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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free 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 topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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