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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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