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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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