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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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