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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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