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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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