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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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