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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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