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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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