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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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