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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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