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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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