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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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