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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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