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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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