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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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