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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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