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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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