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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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