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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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