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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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