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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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