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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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