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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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