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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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