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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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