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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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