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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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