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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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