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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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