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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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