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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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