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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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