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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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