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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners 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 e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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