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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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