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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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