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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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