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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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