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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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