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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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