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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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