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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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