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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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