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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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