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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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