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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes 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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