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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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