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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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