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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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