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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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