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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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