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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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