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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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