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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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