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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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