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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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