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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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