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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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