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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business 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 in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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