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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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