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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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