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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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