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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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