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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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