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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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