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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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