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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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