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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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