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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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