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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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