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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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