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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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