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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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