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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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