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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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