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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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