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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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