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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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