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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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