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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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