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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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