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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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