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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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