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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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