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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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