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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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