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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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