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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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