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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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