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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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