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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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