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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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