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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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