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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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