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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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