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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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