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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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