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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers 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 in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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