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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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