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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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