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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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