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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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