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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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