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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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