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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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