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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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