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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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