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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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