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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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