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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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