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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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