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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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