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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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