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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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