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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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