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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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