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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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