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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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