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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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