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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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