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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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