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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important 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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