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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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