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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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