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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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