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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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