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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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