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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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