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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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