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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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