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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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