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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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