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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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