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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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