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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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