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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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