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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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