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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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