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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. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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