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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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