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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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