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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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