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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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