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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. 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 online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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