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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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