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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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