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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores 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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