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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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