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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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