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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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