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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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