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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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