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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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