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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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