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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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