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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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