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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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