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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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