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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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