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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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