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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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