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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. 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 MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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