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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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