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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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