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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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