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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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