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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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