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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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