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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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