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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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