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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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