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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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