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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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