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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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