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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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