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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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