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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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