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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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