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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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