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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate 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 learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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