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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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