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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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