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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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