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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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