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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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