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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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