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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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