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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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