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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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