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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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