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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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