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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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