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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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