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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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