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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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