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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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