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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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