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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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