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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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