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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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