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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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