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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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