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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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