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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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