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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key 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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