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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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