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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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