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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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