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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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