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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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