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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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