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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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