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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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