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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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