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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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