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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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