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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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