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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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