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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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