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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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