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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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