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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers 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 educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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