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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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