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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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