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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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