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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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