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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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