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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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