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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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