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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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