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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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