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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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