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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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