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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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