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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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