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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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