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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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