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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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