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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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