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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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