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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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