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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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