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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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