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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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