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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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