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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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