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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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