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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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