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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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