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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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