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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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