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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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