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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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