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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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