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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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