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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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