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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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