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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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