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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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