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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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