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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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