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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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