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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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