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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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