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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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