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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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