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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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