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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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