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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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