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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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