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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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