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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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