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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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