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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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