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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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