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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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