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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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