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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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