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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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