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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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