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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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