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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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