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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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