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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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