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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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