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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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