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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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