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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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