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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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