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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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