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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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