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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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