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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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