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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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