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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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