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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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