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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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