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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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