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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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