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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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