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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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