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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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