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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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