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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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