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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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