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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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