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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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