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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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