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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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