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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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