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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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