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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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