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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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