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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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