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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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