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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? 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 organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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