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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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