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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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