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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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