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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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