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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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