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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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