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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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