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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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