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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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