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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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