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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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