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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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