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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the 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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