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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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