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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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