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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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